Antoine Walker (49pts/Career High) vs. Wizards (1998)

A highlight reel I had to re-make because the previous one sucked (audio was way off). Antoine Walker uses nifty moves around the paint to score on Juwan Howard whole game long. If only Wahkah (Bob Cousy voice) could make free throws, he would have a 50+ point game. And if only he wouldn't have six personal fouls at the end of the game, the Celts might have got him the ball for the final three pointer to finish the comeback. The comeback Toine himself started with some beautiful threes. January 7, 1988.

[@oliveryasay3395]

Antoine Walker is the original next generation power forward, he was born too early.

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

Walker and Pierce were such a great combo

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Only if Antoine Walker was to stay in shape and stop chucking too many damn shots

[@JAYEERIEx]

Just Brown and Tatum

[@BigMike_RTTV]

Facts… I wasn’t a Celtics fan at all and still ain’t…. But I loved those two together

[@nedaari1]

Antoine's footwork and ball handling was ahead of his time. 2:33 Step back that all the kids do these days.

[@d_man_beats]

I agree with his footwork and ball handling 100%. At the time, his crossover was unrivaled by anyone else in the league whose name wasn't Tim Hardaway. His biggest problem in the NBA was that he fell too much in love with the 3 ball.

[@wiltchamberlaingodofnba2072]

PPL 4GET HOW GREAT HE WAS , HIS SPINS DRIBBLINGS WITH SIZE OF 240, 245 LBS ...HE WAS BEAST , AND I MISS HIM FROM 97/98 SEASON, GUY WAS UNSTOPPABLE. I NEVER SEEN PF BETTER BALL HANDLING THAN HIM.

[@chrisisslick]

@@d_man_beats that couldn't be because Iverson was in the league too. Also Marbury and grant hill...Respect to the rest of the comment minus the crossover.

[@lordmalone5539]

@@wiltchamberlaingodofnba2072 Cyber Twon

[@lordmalone5539]

@@d_man_beats Grant Hill n Mashburn but Twon shit was like a guard

[@Eman-wj8gq]

I liked this guy's game a lot. A solid offensive threat. Not a HOF player but who cares dude is an All-Star that's more than a lot of players ever do. Very good player.

[@TRJ2241987]

Wow, Celtics games used to be broadcast on UPN38 in 1998? I don't think my area got UPN until mid 1999 when WWF Smackdown became a show

[@TheWhizzkid23]

Miss my boy 'toine.

[@KaizerSozaye]

He was Garbo

[@MKISports]

You really seldomly hear Tommy Heinsohn doing the lead announcer role for Boston when Mike Gorman is not there... But he's doing good at it when needed. RIP, Tommy.

[@joeyyc8515]

It’s incredible, I couldn’t believe it when this video started.

[@TRJ2241987]

He actually used to do this quite a bit in the 90s, with Bob Cousy as the color guy. One of the few who could do both.

[@naishenmusic]

who came here after harden comments

[@bigwoke686]

Me

[@bsmoove57453]

Kemba Walker is a Celtic right now and is wearing the same number. So whenever you see someone with a Celtics jersey that has number 8 on it you think, Hmm... is it Walker or Walker?

[@J34xalpha_KING]

🤔

[@FavreianVengeance]

Damn. Give Walker a chance to break 50 and win the game in one shot.

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

He was one of those 3/4 hybrids that could stretch and shoot... Like a less athletic but better shooting Josh Smith lol

[@treydrew4021]

So not josh Smith

[@TRJ2241987]

I wish somebody had footage of the game (or was it two games?) when Antoine Walker came back to the Celtics in 2005 and wore #88 for his jersey number, before Al Jefferson gave up #8

[@TRJ2241987]

It is also now striking me that nobody seems to have any footage of Antoine Walker playing for the Atlanta Hawks in 2004 and early 2005. Boston then traded Gary Payton to the Hawks, who refused to go. I remember that well.

[@TRJ2241987]

I might upload it someday, but I have a 2003-04 Celtics/Pistons preseason game on tape, the significance of the game being that Antoine Walker was still on the Celtics and played heavy minutes. Antoine Walker did not officially play any games for the 2003-04 Celtics. Many people probably forget he was dumped from the team in the Preseason, and not the previous Summer. Antoine Walker never fit in with the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics tanked as well. 2004 was the first time the Celtics ever got swept from the Playoffs by double digits in all four games

[@wiltchamberlaingodofnba2072]

OR RASHEED WALLACE 1 GAME IN HAWKS , TRADED AWAYS THAT SAME GAME NIGHT

[@slimmee22]

He had a killer cross over lol

[@ziontwoeight]

Still have a retro version of that real deal adidas! 👌

[@londonstackhouse4145]

🏀🏀🏀

[@JahGuarrr]

Gotta love TOMMY!

[@direkramseychikboy9102]

Antoine Walker is one of my fave Celtics. He just cannot carry the load because he aint Larry Bird.

[@4EyedAnimation]

This era of Celts was hampered by bad coaching...Pitino was a boob and Jim OI'Brien had them half court trapping like a high school team. If the Pierce/Walker Celts were an offensive minded team they woulda gone farther.

[@jamesheath7601]

💚 🍀

[@williammartinez9703]

Full court press lmao

[@direkramseychikboy9102]

Walker cant carry the load all by himself.

[@devaughndonaldson]

Who is here from knuckleheads 🤜 🧑🏾‍🦲

[@AntoineWalkerFan]

Those last 2 fouls were complete BS on Antoine

[@Srobvio85]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand he lost all his money

[@jteds711]

Apolo Creed lmao

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

Lol he's not broke... He has plenty of money left. People have no idea what bankruptcy means.

[@babyjake25]

how is letting your best shooter and sharp shooter (barros) take the last shot a bad shot. The shot bricked but he got a decent look.

[@Realistic316]

who said it was bad?

[@drummer8491]

Toine wouldve been in high demand nowadays.

[@ryangillespie6299]

Dana Barros with the absolute brick show with 4 seconds left on the clock. Really sums up the 90s Celtics right there.

[@NaturesChosen]

His game is so reminiscent of today's 3s and 4s

[@elijahnakumura4375]

Him and a few others mentioned by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are the blueprint essentially. Antoine would be so valuable in todays NBA

[@geraldguzman3104]

but the problem is he is like Marcus Smart. He shoots bricks. He is a liability in outside shooting.

[@marzilyas]

boneheaded final play by the celtics

[@tipdub]

A 'Toine video? Oh, hell yeah. Thanks for the upload, lamarmatic!

[@googleiscomplicated9431]

Fuck that was my favorite era!

[@LJE3]

3:30 Mark = NBA Live 99 COmmercial.

[@p.2.197]

Im glad somebody pointed it out

[@wiltchamberlaingodofnba2072]

PPL 4GET HOW GREAT HE WAS , HIS SPINS DRIBBLINGS WITH SIZE OF 240, 245 LBS ...HE WAS BEAST , AND I MISS HIM FROM 97/98 SEASON, GUY WAS UNSTOPPABLE. I NEVER SEEN PF BETTER BALL HANDLING THAN HIM.

[@wiltchamberlaingodofnba2072]

HE ALSO WAS BEST RATING AND MOST UNSTOPPABLE PLAYER WITH SIGNATURE MOCK CELEBRATION AFTER HE SCORE HIS FAMOUS SHIMMY DANCE. MAN I AM OLD, LIVE99 WAS BEST GAME IN MY 90'S ERA

[@edwardfisher9930]

If he would of stayed that sized and didn't shoot all those damn 3's Walker and pierce would of been a deadly combo..

[@4EyedAnimation]

This Toine was a beast. Saw him in Madison Sq Garden game and he abused Othello Harrington for 35, all post moves. He stopped rebounding and fell in love with the 3. I think when it became Pierce's team he got the attitude.

[@lordmalone5539]

@@4EyedAnimation exactly what happened. Twon didn't play too much defense n fell in love wit the 3ball. Pierce rookie season led the league in steals if I'm not mistaken

[@Realistic316]

yea i agree… but sometimes we forget that they almost took the Celtics to the finals in 02’…. i still remember that huge comeback game against the Nets

[@FavreianVengeance]

Celts gave up on Mercer and Billups too soon.

[@holdyscornertv]

Cybertoine 🤖

[@88ntil]

Whole time he blowing money fast lol

[@kobekold]

Born too early.

[@jaymoney6233]

And then he got fat smh such a great player!!!If only he stayed this size his whole career

[@d_man_beats]

Man, he got big. Him in the court seats at Pierce's retirement was weird. You could tell he didn't want to be there, physically. Lol